By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — An etching created by Rembrandt more than 350 years ago has been deemed to be too explicit for open viewing by international auction house Christie’s. “The French Bed,” drawn by the Dutch old master in 1646, is up for sale at the auctioneer’s London branch, but it can
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A portion of the Pacific Northwest is currently under a flood advisory after an atmospheric river brought in record-breaking rain. Although we are not affected by this advisory, we will be seeing some rain today here in Central Oregon. Later in the day, this could be transitioning into a wintry mix type of precipitation.
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a cargo ship broke down in the Suez Canal and crashes into a bridge over the crucial waterway. They said traffic through the canal was not affected by Wednesday’s incident. The head of the Suez Canal Authority says a Singapore-flagged vessel went off course after its rudder broke down
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans killed in a stadium crush 34 years ago. The apology came Wednesday as the government introduced a charter it says will sharply diminish the chances that others will endure the kinds of injustices those
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that sought to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors. The veto Wednesday was expected from Evers, who has promised to strike down any proposals from the Republican-controlled state Legislature that he believes would harm LGBTQ+ youth.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The federal government will propose to require drug and alcohol testing for employees of foreign aircraft-repair shops outside the United States. That would bring foreign repair shops under the same rules that apply to workers in the U.S. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it will publish its
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Just three days after the Hawaii Democratic Party unanimously adopted a Gaza Ceasefire Resolution, local pro-Palestine protesters occupied University of Hawaii Campus Center today in a Die-In demonstration outside of Starbucks Hawaii. The protesters are boycotting Starbucks. Around 50-70 people attended the
Continue ReadingBy Ross Levitt, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The head of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that aviation workers who need to “think twice” before reporting their mental health issues to the federal government have created “a culture of silence that is affecting safety.” “No one, no one, should have to think twice
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels the European Commissioner for Climate Action said on Wednesday as the United Nations summit wrapped up its first week. Wopke Hoekstra told a news conference on the last day of
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Dancing with the Stars” has crowned a Season 32 winner. Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy walked away with the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy in the season finale Tuesday night. It was the first finale in “DWTS” history to feature five couples. Also in the finale alongside the pros were
Continue ReadingCNN By Irene Nasser, Tim Lister and Richard Greene, CNN (CNN) — Leaked audio recordings of a meeting between freed Israeli hostages and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have revealed considerable anger at the government’s conduct, as well as the enduring terror of captivity by Hamas in Gaza. Audio of the meeting between the former hostages,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk is seeking to raise $1 billion for his artificial intelligence company xAI. The filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission said that it has already raised $135 million of that $1 billion target, and it has a “binding and enforceable agreement” for the purchase of
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show that the Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. The documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Muskogee show that 75-year-old Jimcy McGirt pleaded guilty to
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — A former Trump administration official who remains close to the former president warned on Tuesday that a second Trump administration would target journalists and attempt to “prosecute them for crimes” should Trump win the 2024 election. Kash Patel, a former adviser on Donald Trump’s National Security
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Bossier City woman remains behind bars following her arrest last week for pepper spraying store employees while shoplifting, Shreveport police said Monday. Fabia Goode, 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and a single count of felony theft.
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Americans purchased one million fully electric vehicles in 2023, the first time that many EVs have ever been sold in this country in a single year. More than 960,000 purely electric vehicles had been sold through October, according to a report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. With expected sales
Continue ReadingBy EDEN STIFFMAN, The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science. She has also ventured into media production: financing and helping develop a TV series, “Mission Unstoppable,” aimed at teenage girls, which features women succeeding in science, technology, engineering, and
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a prominent Democrat donor, says he has donated to a super PAC supporting Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley because the ongoing GOP primary fight represents the first of just two opportunities to stop Donald Trump from winning the White House again. In
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Robinson Click here for updates on this story MELBOURNE, Florida (WESH) — A child was killed Sunday evening after being struck by a car in Melbourne. According to Melbourne police, officers were called to Dairy Road and Hall Street just after 8 p.m. Investigators say a 3-year-old and two adults were exiting a
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — The president and CEO of the nonprofit, SOS International, is making dreams come true by helping a Louisville woman achieve not one, but two of her life’s goals. Months after settling into her dream home in the Algonquin neighborhood, Chauntez Williams
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